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Intermediate Oils March

Time: March 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Number of Classes/Day: 4 Tuesdays
End Date: March 26
Register By: March 4
Ages: 14+
Venue: Peggy Burruss Art Studio
Cost: $110
Instructor: Mike Twery

This is class is for the intermediate painter. If you haven’t ever tried oil paints before, but you are intermediate with acrylics, this class is for you. If you want to continue building your skill and have a place to paint comfortably, this class is for you. If you have tried oils and want to get better and build a community, this class is for you. Try this new medium as you work with still life, landscapes and the figure. Exercises and critiques will cover such basics as color, value, shape, and composition with an emphasis on “the process of seeing.” Supply-List-for-Oil-Painting-Rosalie-Day-White (1).docx


SENIOR DISCOUNTS (ages 62+) Enter the coupon code ‘SENIOR’ for a $25 discount off any class over $75. Must login in to your account, then apply the code, then check out.


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Instructor: Mike Twery

Michael Twery grew up in Lynchburg,Va. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received his BFA & MFA degrees in Painting. Michael has worked as an artist-in-residence and art instructor for over 35 years, exhibited work for over 45 years. He currently works out of his studio in Lynchburg. Michael has exhibited his art in both California and Virginia. He has shown at the Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, the Diego Rivera Gallery and St. Mary’s College in the San Francisco Bay area; and at the Maier Museum, Lynchburg College, Roanoke College, the University of Virginia, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Academy Center of the Arts, and many other local and regional galleries in Virginia. Michael has created art commissions for the City of Lynchburg, the Craddock-Terry Hotel, Coleman Adams Construction, Amazement Square Children’s Museum, Hardee’s Corporation, Forest Elementary School, Lynchburg City Schools, the Boys & Girls Club of Lynchburg, James River Day School, and several other institutions and private individuals.

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